6 Abstract: Changes in the alignment of posture is commonly noticed with ageing. One of the common postural changes is flexed posture or thoracic hyperkyphosis(prevalence is approximately 20-40% among community dwelling subjects aged ≥60 years).The precise etiology of flexed posture is still unknown, but it can be associated with musculoskeletal or neuromuscular impairments with or without low ...

INTRODUCTION Thoracic hyperkyphosis is one of the most common spinal disorders in older people, creating impairment, postural instability, gait disorders and a reduced quality of life. The use of spinal orthoses and/or postural taping may be feasible conservative interventions, but their efficacy is uncertain. The aim of this review is therefore to investigate the effectiveness of spinal orthos...

BACKGROUND The study aims to analyze the relationship between body posture and composition, as well as postural stability in Parkinson's disease patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS 32 people were evaluated. The study was conducted in the Laboratory of Posturology at Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce (Poland). Body posture was examined using the optoelectronic body posture Formetric Diers Method...

Background and objective: Aging is a natural process associated changes in posture, mainly at the spine lead to complications functional independence quality of life. The aim this review identify existing measuring tools used measure hyperkyphotic posture elderly population. Methods: Electronic databases were searched from January 2001 December 2021, with different combinations keywords, “thora...

Background: Posturography is a method in which the postural stability of adults is evaluated by measuring the center of pressure sway. This study aims to evaluate the reproducibility of measuring the center of pressure oscillation in standing position with internal perturbation in healthy young women with and without hyperkyphosis. Methods: Ten women with dorsal hyperkyphosis with the mean age...

[Purpose] To present a case of the non-surgical reduction of 'slouchy' hyperkyphosis posture utilizing the multimodal Chiropractic BioPhysics® rehabilitation program emphasizing the mirror image® concept. [Subject and Methods] A 27-year-old female presented suffering from neck and back pains, headaches and gait dysfunction. The patient was treated 30 times over a period of 6-months. Treatment c...

Methods We evaluated 35 consecutive female patients visited in ISICO Institute for spine diseases (scoliosis or hyperkyphosis). With the patient in a standing position, we carried out a set of tests performed with a three-dimensional rastereography (DIERS Formetric) with different SLs (5mm, 10mm, 15mm.) placed alternatively under both feet. We assessed the variations of these different postural...

Orthotic immobilization is an early treatment for osteoporotic vertebral fracture at the hyperkyphotic thoracic spine. This exploratory study compared immediate impact of three types trunk orthoses on balance parameters older people with osteoporosis hyperkyphosis. Twenty (aged 60–65 years) kyphosis and a history falls participated in pilot cross-over study. Four randomized comparisons were car...

Background: Patients with advanced asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have postural deviations such as thoracic hyperkyphosis, forward shoulder posture (FSP) due to an increase in head cervical protraction, reduced range of motion a corresponding scapula elevation upward rotation. Unlike congenital vertebral kyphosis that are permanent rigid deformities bony other structura...